When the Stars Mark the Path of the Philosophers: Anaxagoras and the Meteorite of Aegospotami

Authors

  • Malena Sofía Battista Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires

Keywords:

Meteorite, Aegospotami, Religion, Anaxagoras, Philosophy

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to offer a reading on the possible repercussions that the fall of a meteorite was capable of causing in the inhabitants of Antiquity and the interpretations that were made around this event, with special emphasis on the research
carried out on the impact of one in particular: the meteorite of Aegospotami, which, according to the records known so far, collided with the earth in the year 467 before our era. At the same time, the sage Anaxagoras stands out, because of his curiosity and scientific and philosopher interest, offered explanations about the celestial bodies that differentiated him from the collective thought of his time, (the reason why he has been considered by his contemporaries as the one who predicted the meteorite impact), explanations that, sooner or later, ended up condemning him for impiety.

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2023-12-16

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